Naomi Wolf arrested at Occupy Wall Street

[juldea]

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/19/naomi-wolf-arrest-occupy-wall-street

Relevant quote: Obviously if DHS now has powers to simply take over a New York City street because of an arrest

Comments

[faerieboots]

The idea of using DHS to respond to *any* form of protest is (in my oh-so-humble opinion) completely deplorable. Also, thank you for posting this.

(Also also, I note that this was published in a British paper--does Naomi Wolf generally write for the Guardian?)

[usernamenumber]

Yeah, that freaks me out too, though I would point out that this information is at least second hand. I don't doubt that the street in question was cordoned off, but all we really know is that someone told Wolf's supporters who told Wolf that it was the work of DHS. Really wish I could find out more, since it's an important thing, but I'm not sure how

[faerieboots]

I'd have to research this more to be certain, but it would surprise me very much if something like a permit, which is a publicly-issued document, were not available under a FOIA request. You could probably send one to the city if you were really curious, but expect it to take some time. :)

There is quite an extensive body of case law regarding how place/time speech and assembly restrictions work, constitutionally speaking. I am not familiar enough with this particular body of law to feel comfortable making a judgment call, but certainly could point you in the right direction if you wanted to start digging. :)

(I'd offer to do the digging myself, since I do technically do that for a living, but with as much on my plate as I have right now it's just not a good idea; you'd be waiting a LONG time. :P )

[alexx_kay]

"The idea of using DHS to respond to *any* form of protest is (in my oh-so-humble opinion) completely deplorable."

I find your use of the word "*any*" to be hyperbolic. Arguably, the events of 9/11, to pick an example completely-not-at-random, were a form of protest.

If that sentence had included the word "nonviolent", I would wholeheartedly agree with it.

[khyros]

signal boosted because this is SUCH bullshit.